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'Crimson Knight' rose Description
'GRAnib' rose photo
Photo courtesy of jedmar
Availability:
Commercially available
HMF Ratings:
4 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
Origin:
Bred by Sylvia E. & John C. Gray (Australia, 2014).
Class:
Shrub.  
Bloom:
Crimson, dark purple highlights.  Buds black opening to darkest red/black with black velvet overlay.  Strong, rose fragrance.  up to 35 petals.  Average diameter 1.5".  Small to medium, full (26-40 petals), in small clusters, cupped bloom form.  Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.  Ovoid buds.  
Habit:
Medium, compact.  Medium, matte, blue-green, maroon highlights foliage.  7 leaflets.  

Height: 39" to 47" (100 to 120cm).  Width: 39" to 47" (100 to 120cm).
Growing:
Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, garden or landscape.  Very hardy.  vigorous.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant, blackspot resistant, very mildew resistant, very rust resistant.  
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 31,742  on  12 May 2020   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 16/350,975  on  6 Feb 2019
Inventors: Gray; John Charles (Highfields, AU), Gray; Sylvia Elizabeth (Highfields, AU)
`GRAnib` is a seedling selection which resulted from the controlled cross-pollination of an unnamed Rosa hybrid female breeding line (not patented) and an unnamed Rosa hybrid male breeding line (not patented). .... After many years of trialing, the female parent was confirmed to possess a combination of desirable traits such as excellent disease resistance, a bushy plant growing to 1.2 m tall and wide, and flowers with strong perfume. The male parent was selected for use in breeding after trialing confirmed the presence of a unique, modern flower color. During the summer of 2014, the female parent was emasculated and was manually pollinated with pollen from the male parent.
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